Justice for the Disappeared

Speaker
Phil Scraton, Dr. Annette Idler
Event date
Event time
18:00 - 19:30
Venue
Pembroke College
St Aldate's
Oxford
OX1 1DW
Venue details

Pichette Auditorium and JCR Art Gallery

Event type
Lectures and seminars
Event cost
Free
Disabled access?
Yes
Booking required
Required

In a lecture to be delivered by the renowned professor of law and campaigner, Phil Scraton, this talk will address political, ethical, and personal challenges bearing witness to the 'pain of other', representing personal testimonies, revealing institutionalised deceit and pursuing 'truth recovery'. It explores the proposition that ciritcal values are the foundation of hope in their commitment to truth recovery, social justice, and political transformation when faced with disappearance.

  • Phil Scraton – Campaigner and Emeritus Professor, Queens University Belfast
  • Dr Annette Idler – Director, Global Security Programme, Pembroke College, and Associate Professor in Global Security, University of Oxford (Chair)

Entrance free, booking required.

*Exhibition will also be open for 30 minutes after event.